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BULLETIN 

OF THE 

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 

1915: No. 33 



JUNE 10 



1915 



Athletic Rules of the University 
Interscholastic League 




Published by the University six times a month and entered as 

second class matter at the postoffice at 

AUSTIN, TEXAS 



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The benefits of education and of 
useful knowledge, generally diffused 
through a community, are essential 
to the preservation of a free govern- 
ment. 

Sam Houston. 



Cultivated mind is the guardian 
genius of democracy. ... It is 
the only dictator that freemen ac- 
knowledge and the only security that 
freemen desire. 

President Mirabeau B. Lamar. 



It is only out of the contest of facts 
and brains that the right can ever b© 
evolved — only on the anvil of discus- 
sion can the spark of truth be struck 
out. 

Joseph H. Choate. 



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JUL 1 1918 



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CONTENTS 

Page 
I. Eligibility Rules 5-7 

II. Classification of Schools and Divisions 7-8 

III. Athletic Contests Held by the League 8-9 

IV. Rules in Football 10 

V. Rules in Baseball 10-11 

YI. Rules in Basket Ball 11-12 

VII. Rules in Tennis 12-13 

VIII. Track and Field Events for Girls 13-16 

IX. Junior Track Meet for Boys 16-17 

X. Academy, Class A, and Class B Division Track Meet 18ff 

XI. Additional Track Rules 22ff 



ATHLETIC RULES OF THE UNIVERSITY INTER 
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE. 



ELIGIBILITY RULES. 

Rule 1. Age Limit.— No one shaU take part in any contest in 
this League who, on the first day of the preceding September, has 
passed his or her twenty-first birthday. 

Rule 2. Undergraduates Only. — ^No one shall take part in any 
contest in this League who has graduated from his school or 
other school of equal or higher rank; except, a student who has 
graduated from a second class or a third class high school, accord- 
ing to the classification of the State Department of Education, 
and returns the next year to take the advanced work in a school 
of higher class, shall not be considered ineligible under this 
rule if he is an undergraduate in said school. 

Rule 3. Scholarship Requirement. — ^No one shall take part 
in any contest in this League who, at the time of the contest, is 
not taking at least four studies, each of which requires 180 
minutes devoted to recitation each week, and who is not making 
a passing grade in at least three such studies ; Provided, that a 
pupil in a grade below the high school shall be considered as 
fulfilling the scholarship requirement if he is taking a total 
of 720 minutes of recitation work each week and is passing in 
at least three-fourths of such work, and provided further, that 
in a school where the regular amount of recitation work per 
pupil is less than 720 minutes of Avork per week, a student may 
satisfy the requirements of this rule if such pupil is taking the 
regular amount of recitation work and passing in three-fourths 
of the same. 

Note. — A contestant must pass in his work up to the time of 
the particular contest in each case. The last report of a 
pupil shall be taken as determining eligibility under this rule. 

Rule 4. Previous Scholarship. — No one shall take part in 
any athletic contest in this League who did not pass in at least 
i:hree regular studies during the last term in which he or she 
-attended school. 



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Note. — -B}' "term" is meant a division of the school session, 
as "fall term," "winter term," etc. If a school session at a 
given school is not divided into terms, the average grade of the 
pupil for the last three months shall be considered in deter- 
mining eligibility under this rule. If a pupil did not make a 
passing grade in the spring term, he is ineligible for any athletic 
contest during the fall term following. If a student makes up 
in a summer session the course or courses he failed in during 
the spring term, his ineligibility under this rule would be re- 
moved. 

EuLE 5. College Contestants Barred. — No one shall take part 
in any contest in this League who, either as a substitute or as a 
regular, ever represented a college in any contest. 

Rule 6. Day Students Only. — The studies required to be 
taken according to Rule 3 above shall be taken during the day 
session of school. 

Rule 7. Attendance. — No one shall take part in any contest 
in this League, who, at the time of the contest, has not been a 
howa fide regular attendant at his or her school since the begin- 
ning of the third week of the school session or for thirty calendar 
days immediately preceding the contests; except, absence on ac- 
count of sickness or other unavoidable cause for not over one 
week shall not render a pupil ineligible under this rule provided 
such cause for absence is certified to by the parent or guardian. 

Rule 8. Four-Year Rule. — No one shall take part in any 
athletic contest in this League who has participated in either 
academy or high school athletics, or both, for four years. 

Rule 9. Amateurs Only. — No one shall take part in any 
contest in this League who has ever competed for money or other 
valuable consideration, or who has ever been engaged as a speaker 
or as an athlete for money or other valuable consideration, or 
who has ever taught or assisted in teaching public speaking or 
athletics for money or other valuable consideration. No one 
shall take part in any baseball game in this League who has 
ever participated in a game in a regularly organized league. 

Rule 10. Contestants Beloiv High School. — A student in a 
grade below the high school may not represent the high school in 
athletics unless he or she is under eighteen years of age. In 
case a grammar school pupil plays on a high school team, the 



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number of years such pupil plays as a grammar school pupil 
shall be taken as part of the maximum of four years in which a 
contestant may represent a high school. 

Rule 11. Certification of Eligibility. — Before each game or 
contest in this League, each school shall file with the director in 
charge and upon demand shall furnish to the manager of an 
opposing team a list of the contestants representing that school, 
with the eligibility of such contestants certified to by the prin- 
cipal or superintendent. 

Note. — ^Principals are urged to see that this rule, as well 
as the others, are enforced. Blanks for certification of eligibility 
may be obtained from the University Director of Inter scholastic 
Athletics. 

Rule 12. Suspension for Infraction. — Any school that vio- 
lates any of the eligibility rules of this League shall be sus- 
pended from further competition that year in the contest under 
consideration. Should the director consider the offense to be 
of such character as to merit further punishment, he shall lay 
the facts before the State Executive Committee, who shall assess 
such additional punishment as may seem just. 

Rule 13. May not Play Suspended Teams. — No school in this. 
League shall allow its team to engage in a contest with the mem- 
bers or team of any school suspended for infraction of the eligi- 
bility rules of the League, and any school violating this rule shall 
be subjected to the same punishment as was assessed against the 
school with which it contested. 

Rule 14. Penalty for Violation of Conto^act. — A written con- 
tract should be made for each athletic game between members of 
this League. The official form for such contract shall be the same 
as the one given on page 31 of this bulletin. Failure to observe 
the terms of such written contract shall subject a school to the 
same punishment as specified in Rule 12 above. 

11. 

CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS AND DIVISIONS. 

1. Academy Division. — Academies may compete with public 
schools in the county, district, and State contest in tennis, but 



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in other athletic contests academies are in a division by them- 
selves. 

2. Class A and Cl<iss B Divisions. — Class A Division is the 
unlimited division, in which all public schools are eligible to 
compete. Class B Division includes only those schools which 
are not in cities having; a scholastic population of 600 or over 
according to the last official census. A Class B school may enter 
both Class B and Class A contests if it chooses. 

3. Junior Division. — Any boy in any school in the League 
who, on the first day of the preceding September was under 
fifteen years of age, is eligible to the Junior Division. Any 
girl who was under fourteen on the first day of the preceding 
September, is eligible Lo the Junior division. 

4. Must Represent His School Only. — A pupil may not rep- 
resent any other school m any contest except the school to which 
he belongs. Thus, a member of a junior high school may not 
represent a senior high school, nor may a boy from one school 
in a given city or county compete on the team of any other 
school in that city or county. 

III. 

ATHLETIC CONTESTS HELD BY THE LEAGUE. 

1. In each county where the League is organized, there shall 
be held between March 1 and April 10, annually, a county track 
and field meet, a tennis contest in doubles for boys, and such 
basket ball and baseball contests as may be arranged by the 
county executive committee. Unless otherwise published and 
announced at least two months in advance by the committee, 
the county track meet and tennis contest shall be at the same 
time and place as the final county contests in debate, declamation, 
spelling, etc. In the county track meet, there shall be a girls' 
division, Junior and Senior; a Junior Boys' Division, and Class 
A and Class B High School Divisions unless it should be agreed 
among the schools concerned that Class A and Class B schools 
are to compete in one class. The tennis contest does not count 
as one of the events in the track meet, and no points shall be 
allowed in tennis except where the all-round championship is 
being determined. (See Constitution of the League, Article 
XIIL) 



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2. In each district there shall be held, annually, a tennis 
contest in doubles among the county winners. The district 
executive committee may also provide tor a district track meet 
and baseball, basket ball, and football contests. The district 
tennis contest must be held between April 14 and 24. 

3. On the first Friday and Saturday after the first Monday 
in Mlay each year, there shall be held the annual State cham- 
pionship track and field meet and tennis tournament at the 
University of Texas. Any school in the League may enter a team 
of not over eight men in the State track meet, but rebate on 
railroad fare, to such extent as the State Executive Committee 
may determine and subject to correction each year in the annual 
Constitution and Rules, shall be allowed only to the following: 

(a) Each contestant in Class A and Class B divisions whv^ 
won first place in any event where there was competition, in a 
county meet having 25 contestants in the high school divisions, 
or in a county meet with at least three schools represented in the 
high school division. 

(b) Where a given school has no competition in the county 
meet, each man winning a first place in a district nieet will re- 
ceive rebate. 

(c) "Where a given school has no competition in the county 
meet, such school may qualify men, to a maximum of five, for 
rebate by certification by the principal that each man has prac- 
tised faithfully and has made the minimum records in at least 
two of the following events : 

100-yard dash, 11 sec. ; 220-yard dash, 25 sec. ; 120-yard low 
hurdle, 16 sec. ; 220-yard hurdle, 30 sec. ; 440-yard dash, 57 sec r 
880-yard run, 2 mm., 18 sec. ; mile run, 5 min. ; pole vault, 9 ft.. 
4 in. ; broad jump 19 ft. ; high jump, 5 ft., 2 in. ; 12-pound shot 
put, 38 ft. ; 12-pound hammer throw, 120 ft. ; discus throw, 94 ft 

(d) Should the maximum number of rebates fixed by the 
State Executive Committee not be reached by the number of 
applications of those who have qualified under (a), (b), and (c^ 
above, then rebate shall be granted to those who have won two 
second places in the county and district meets, until the maximum 
is reached. 



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i r^ RULES IN FOOTBALL. 

1. Eligihility. — In all football games between members of 
-this League, the eligibility rules laid down in Article I of this 
•bulletin shall be strictly observed. 

2. Schedule. — In each district there should be a meeting of 
representatives of the schools interested in the football contest, 
to arrange a schedule and adopt such other provisions as may 
be necessary to meet local conditions. This meeting should be 
called by the district athletic director, in case there is no other 
duly authorized body to call such meeting, and should be called 
:for the earliest practicable time. 

3. Number of Games. — Not more than six games shall be 
•considered in determining the district championship, but no 
team shall be considered for the district championship unless 
.such team has played at least four games with other teams in 
such contest, 

4. Officials. — Unless otherwise agreed upon, the referee and 
head lineman shall be selected by the school on whose grounds 
the game is played, and the umpire shall be selected by the vis- 
iting team ; provided^ that in no case shall a coach or other per- 
;son connected with either team be an official except with the 
•consent of the other team. 

5. Protests. — A protest must be made in writing to the direc- 
tor in charge within twenty-four hours after a game is played, 
•except that a protest based upon the alleged ineligibility of a 
player may be made at any time during the football season, 
provided it is made immediately upon discovery of the facts 
on which the protest is made. By agreement the athletic direc- 
tor of the county or district, as the case may be, may decide a 
protested point : otherwise the county or district executive com- 
jnittee, as the case may be, shall render the decision. 

V. ^ 

RULES IN BASEBALL. 

1. Eligihility. — The eligibility rules laid down in Article 
I of this bulletin shall be strictly observed in all baseball 
games between members of this League, and in addition, the 



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following rule shall be enforced : No one shall take part in any 
baseball game between members of this League who has ever 
taken part in a game as a member of a team in a regularly or- 
ganized professional league. 

2. Schedule. — (Same as Rule 2 for football.) 

3. Number of Games. — In determining a county or district 
championship, not more than eight nor fewer than six games 
shall be considered. No games shall be considered which are 
not played with other teams m such contest. 

4. Officials. — The umpire shall be selected by the school on 
whose grounds the game is played, provided, that no coach or 
other person connected with such team shall act as umpire with- 
out the consent of the other team. 

5. Forfeiture of Game. — In case of willful violation of any of 
the eligibility rules of this League, the game in which such viola- 
tion occurred shall be awarded to the team which did not vio- 
late said rules. The team violating the rules shall, in addition, 
be suspended from further participation in the baseball games 
of this League during the remainder of the season. 

6. Protests. — (Same as No. 5 for football.) 

YI. 
RULES IN BASKET BALL. 

1. Rules. — All basket ball games played between members 
of this League shall be played by the Official Basket Ball Rules 
published in the Spalding Athletic Library. (American Sports 
Publishing Co., 1 Madison Ave., New York, 10 cents.) 

2. Eligihility . — (See Article I in Rules of this League as 
printed in this bulletin.) 

3. Schedule. — (Same as No. 2 in Rules for Football.) 

4. Number of Games for District Championship. — Not more 
than eight games played by a given team shall be considered in 
determining the district championship, nor shall a team be 
eligible to be considered for the district championship that has 
not played at least four games with at least three other teams 
in such contest. 

5. County Basket Ball Contest. — The schedule for the county 
basket ball championship contest shall be made by the representa- 



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tives of the schools concerned or by a committee designated by 
them, provided, that not more than two teams in a given basket 
ball contest shall be allowed to play at the final county meeting 
of the League. The county athletic director shall call a meet- 
ing of representati^'es of the schools interested in basket ball, 
at the earliest practicable time. If at all possible, this meeting 
should be at the time of the Teachers' Institute. At such meet- 
ing, the following matters should be determined: (a) Shall both 
Senior and Junior contests be held? Both boys' and girls' con- 
tests? (b) When shall the first championship game be played? 
i. e., what shall be the earliest date for official games in the cham- 
pionship contest? (c) What shall be the method of determining 
the championship — the percentage method, or the elimination 
method? (d) What shall be the minimum number of games and 
the minimum number of teams that each team must play? 
(e) What prizes shall be given the whinners? If possible, a 
complete schedule should be made out at this meeting. It will 
usually be found advisable to divide the county into four or 
more districts and after the district championships have been 
determined, to let the \^dnners play the semi-finals at a cen- 
trally located place, about one week in advance of the final 
county contests in debate, declamation, spelling, etc. Or, where 
so many events cannot be well handled together, let both the 
semi-finals and the finals in the basket ball contest be played a 
week earlier than the county meeting of the League. 

6. Protests. — A protest must be made in writing to the ath- 
letic director in charge, Avithin 24 hours after a game is played. 
The athletic director may, by agreement by both sides, render 
a decision: otherwise the case shall be decided by the county or 
district executive committee. No protest shall be considered 
which does not contain evidence to support the charges made. 

VII. 

RULES IN TENNIS. 

1. Eligibility. — The eligibility rules laid down in Article 
VII of the Constitution of this League shall be strictly observed 
in all tennis contests in this League. 

2. County Contest. — Each school in the League may enter a 



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team in the county contest in doubles, to be held at the time 
of the annual meeting of the Leagxie. 

3. The winning team in each county contest may enter the 
district contest, to be held at the time and place of the annual 
district meeting of the League. 

4. Each winning team in the district contests may enter the 
final State contest, to be held at the University of Texas on the 
first Friday and Saturday after the first Monday in May. 

5. Number of Sets. — In all preliminary matches, in the coun- 
ty, district, and State contests, the best two out of three sets 
shall determine the winners, but in all final matches the best 
three out of five sets shall determine the winners. 

6. It shall be the duty of each team desiring to enter the 
county contest to so notify the county athletic director, giving 
names of the players and a certificate of their eligibility signed 
by the principal or superintendent, at least one week before the 
time of such contest. Furthermore, each winning team in a 
county or district contest shall at once notify the athletic direc- 
tor of the next higher contest, sending names and eligibilty cer- 
tificates of the players. 

7. Officials. — The athletic director in each contest shall pro- 
vide a manager and the proper number of referees for such 
contests. 

8. Singles. — By permission of the respective committees and 
by agreement among the contestants, the players who partici- 
pate in the county or district contest in doubles may also hold 
a contest in singles. Also, the players who participate in the 
State contest in doubles, may, by arrangement with the State 
director of athletics, participate in a State contest in singles. 

YIII. 

TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS FOR GIRLS. 

1. List of Events. — In the final county meeting of the League, 
the following shall be the official list of track and field events 
for girls, and they shall be held in the order as given herein, 
track events being held simultaneously with field events: (J 
for Junior, S for Senior.) 



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TRACK. 

1. Potato race (J). 

2. Potato race (S). 

3. 30-yards dash (J). 

4. 30-yards dash (S). 

5. 140-yards relay (J). 

6. 140-yards relay (S). 

FIELD. 

1. Basket ball throw for distance (S). 

2. Standing broad jump (J). 

3. Baseball throw for accuracy (S). 

4. Basket ball throw for distance (J). 

5. Baseball throw for accuracy (J). 

2. Points. — In each event, including the relay, the first four 
places shall count, respectively, five, three, two, an.l one point, 
except: (a) if there are only four teams in the relay, third 
place shall count one point and fourth place shall not count; 
(b) if there are only three teams in any event, third place shall 
count one point. 

3. Number of Competitors. — In the relay, there must be four 
members of each team, and only four. In each of the other 
■events, each school may enter not over three competitors. 

4. Potato Race. — Along a line 12 yards in length there shall 
be three 2 foot circles at intervals of 3 yards, the first circle 
being 3 yards from the starting line and the third circle being 
3 yards from a basket or other receptacle placed at the op]Tosite 
end of the 12-yard line from the starting line. Each contestant 
shall have her own row of circles and basket. At the signal. 
each contestant must run from the starting line to the basket 
and get one potato, placing it in circle No. 1, or the circle nearest 
the starting line. She shall next get another potato out of the 
basket and place it in the middle circle, and then get a third 
potato out of the basket and place it in the third circle. She 
must then race to the starting line, return, and pick up each 
potato and replace it in the basket in the order in which they 
were distributed, getting one potato at a time, and going around 
the basket each time she places a potato in it. She finishes in a 
dash across the starting line. Failure to go around the basket 



AtMMic Rules University InterscholasUc League 15. 

■as siie places a potato in it is a foul and disqualifies unless tlie 
contestant goes back around tiie basket before continuing, the- 
race. If -a potato is allowed to roll out of a circle it must be- 
placed back in the circle before the contestant shall continue- 
her race. Otherwise she is disqualified. 

5. 30~yards Dash. — This race shall be run according to the' 
rules governing straightaway races given in No. 18 of "Track 
Rules" printed in this Bulletin. 

6. 14:0-yards Relay. — Each team shall have four runners, each 
runner going 35 yards. This relay shall be according to the 
rules for relay racing given in No. 30 of "Track Rules" printed 
in this Bulletin. 

7. B<ishet Ball Throw for Distance. — Each competitor shall 
stand back of the throwing line and throw with one hand, and 
must not step over the line before, during, or after the throw.. 
To step over the line or to throw with both hands^ or to run 
and throw, constitutes a foul and shall count as a trial with- 
out res alt. The best of three tibials shall stand as the record of 
■each contestant. The throw^ shall be measured on a line from' 
the throwing line at the point of the throw, to the nearest mark 
made by the ball on the ground. A regulation size basket ball 
shall be used. 

8- Baseball Throw for Acoitrac^/.— Each competitor shall 
stand back of the throwing line and, using only one hand, throw 
a regulation size baseball at a target 20 feet away consisting 
of a 6-inch circle plainly marked on a vertical board, the circle 
to be not less than 4 and not more than 6 feet from the ground. 
To run and throw, or use both hands, or to step over the line 
either before, during or after the throw, is a foul and shall 
count as a trial without result. The one hitting nearest the 
center of the circle on three trials shall win first place, the next 
second place, and so on. In case of a tie for first place, the 
throwing line shall be moved back 5 feet and three additional 
trials allowed for each competitor in the tie. If there is still a 
tie, the throwing line shall be moved back 5 feet more, and so on 
until the tie is broken. In case of a tie for any place except 
first place, the points shall be divided. 

9. Standing Broad Jump. — The feet of the competitor shall 
leave the ground only once in making an attempt to jump. 



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When the feet are lifted from the ground twice or two springs 
are made in making an attempt, it shall count as a ti'ial without 
result. The jump shall be made from a board sunk flush with 
the ground. The ground may be dug out to a depth of not over 
three inches immediately in front of the board. T(^ touch the 
ground in front of the board with the toes or any other part of 
the body in making the jump, shall count as a trial without re- 
sult. The jump shall be measured on a line from the take-off 
board at the place of the jump, to the nearest mark made by any 
part of the body or clothing of the competitor. 

IX. 

I . ' JUNIOR TRACK MEET FOR BOYS. 

1. In the County and District Only. — No track meet for 
Juniors shall be held at the Annual State Meeting of the League, 
but at each annual county meeting there shall be s track meet 
for Junior boys (age limit 15. See No. 3 in Article II, page 8 
of this Bulletin). There may also be a district track meet for 
Juniors where so arranged by the district executive committee 

2. List of Events. — In all Jimior meets the official list of 
events, and the order in which they shall be held shall be as 
follows: (Track events, jumps and vaults, and weight events, 
should be held simultaneously.) 



TRACK. 



1. Potato race. 

2. 50-yards dash. 

3. 220-yards dash. 

4. 100-yards dash. 

5. 440-yards relay. 



JUMPS xVND VAULTS. 



1. Running high jump. 

2. Running broad jump. 

3. Pole vault. 

4. Running hop-step- jump. 



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WEIGHTS. 

1. Putting 8-pound shot. 

2. Baseball throw for distance. 

3. Chinning the bar. 

2. Points. — (See No. 2 under ''Track and Field Events for 
Girls," page 14 of this bulletin.) 

3. Potato Race. — Unless otherwise agreed to by the schools 
represented, this race shall be run according to the rules given 
in No. 4 of "Track and Field Events for Girls," on page 
14 of this bulletin. 

4. 50-yards, lOO-yards, and 220-yards Dashes. — (See rules 
for straightaway races in No. 18 of ''Track Rules" in this 
bulletin. ) 

5. 4:4:0-yards Relay. — Each team shall have four runners, 
each runner going 110 j^ards. For other rules, see No. 30 of 
"Track Rules" in this bulletin. 

6. Baseball Throw for Distance. — A regulation baseball shall 
be used, and the ball shall be thrown from a 7-foot circle simi- 
lar to the circle for throwing the discus, hammer, etc. Rules 
governing a fair throw, foul, etc., shall be the same as for the 
hammer. (See No. 28 of "Track Riiles" in this bulletin.) 

7. 8-pound Shot Put.— {See No. 27 of 'Track Rules" in this 
bulletin.) 

8. Chinning the Bar. — The bar shall be not over 1% inches 
in diameter, and shall be placed high enough for ' contestants 
to suspend themselves from it without touching the ground. A 
contestant shall pull himself up each time until his chin is clear- 
ly above the bar. He must let down completely each time, until 
his arms are straight. He must not rest his chin on the bar, 
nor swing or twist himself up. He must not rest between pulls, 
but must attempt another pull - up immediately after letting 
down each time. In case a competitor commits any of the fouls 
specified above, the number of pull-ups he had made up to the 
time the foul was committed shall be taken as his record for 
that trial. There shall be three judges of this event: one to 
keep a record of the trials of each competitor and call them in 
order; one to call fouls for failure to draw completely up or for 
resting chin on the bar ; one to call fouls for resting between 
pull-ups, for swinging, etc. 



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X. 

TEACK MEET FOE ACADEMIES, CLASS B AND CLASS 
A HIGH SCHOOLS. 

1. State Meet, and County and District Meets. — The rules 
in this Article shall be observed in the Final State Track Meet 
held at the University of Texas on the first Friday and Satur- 
day after the first Monday in May. So far as they may be ap- 
plied to county meets and to district meets (where the latter are 
held), they shall also be observed in the county and district 
meets. 

2. Academy Meet. — The State meet for Academies shall be 
held on the afternoon of Friday. The events and the order of 
same shall be as given for Class A High Schools. 

3. Points. — In all track meets held by this League, the first 
four places in each event including the relay shall count, re- 
spectively, five, three, two, and one point, except, (a) if only 
four teams are in the finals in the relay, third place shall count 
one point, and fourth place shall not count at all: (b) if only 
three men are allowed to qualify for the finals in a given event, 
third place in that event shall count only one point. 

4. Events. — The events, Avith the order in which they shall 
be held, for the Final State Meet, shall be as follows : 

CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL AND ACADEMY DIVISIONS. 





TRACK. 


1. 


120-yards low hurdle. 


2. 


100-yards dash. 


3. 


One-mile run. 


4. 


220-yards low hurdle. 


5. 


440-yards dash. 


6. 


220-yards dash. 


7. 


880-yards run. 


8. 


One-mile relay. 



JUMPS AND VAULTS. 



1. Eunning broad jump. 

2. Eunning high jump. 

3. Pole vault. 



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WEIGHTS. 

1. 12-lb. shot put. 

2. 12-lb. hammer throw. 

3. 41/2-lb. discus throw. 

CLASS B HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION. 

TRACK. 



1. 


120-yards hurdle. 


2. 


100-yards dash. 


3. 


One-mile run. 


4. 


50-yards dash. 


5. 


220-yards dash. 


6. 


880-yards run. 


7. 


One-mile relay. 



JUMPS AND VAULTS. 



1. Running broad jump. 

2. Running high jump. 

3. Pole vault. 

WEIGHTS. 

1. 4% -lb. discus throw. 

2. 12-lb. shot put. 

5. Preliminaries and Finals. — The preliminaries of the Final 
State Meet, and also such semi-finals as may be necessary, shall 
be held on Friday. The finals for Academies shaU be held on 
the afternoon of Friday, and the finals for Class A and Class 
B High Schools on the afternoon of Saturday. 

6. No change shall be made in the order of events as printed 
herein within one month of the date of the meet. 

7. Representation to Final Meet. — Any school in the League 
may send a team of not over eight men to the final meet, but 
rebate on railroad fare shall be allowed only to those who qual- 
ify under Rule 3 of Article HI, page 9 of this bulletin. 

8. Nuniber in Each Event. — Each school shall be allowed 
not over three men in each event excepting the relay, which re- 
quires four men. 

9. Nurriber of Events One Man May Enter. — ^No contestant 



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shall be allowed to compete in more than four running events 
including the relay, and in not over five events all together. 

10. Eligibility. — In all track meets held by this League, the 
the eligibility rules as laid do^^n in Article I of this bulletin 
shall be strictly observed. 

11. Entries for Final Meet. — At least ten days before the 
first day of the final meet, each school desiring to compete in 
said final meet shall send to the Director of Interscholastic 
Athletics, University, Austin, by registered mail, a list of entries, 
showing each event for which each man is entered, and accom- 
panying such list with an entry fee of 25 cents for each event 
in which each man is entered. This list shall be signed by the 
principal or other acting head of the school, and shall be on the 
official entry form furnished by the State Director of Inter- 
scholastic Athletics. This form shall contain a certification by 
the principal or other acting head of the school, that each man 
so entered is eligible to compete under the rules of eligibility 
in Article VII of the Constitution of the League. 

12. Closing of Entries. — Absolutely no entries shall he al- 
lowed for said final meet which are not mailed to the Director 
on or before the tenth day before the first day of the meet. 

13. No Change in Entries Alloived. — No changes in the 
entry lists as sent in as per Rule 11 above shall be allowed, ex- 
cept that a man may be substituted for another in an event, 
provided the substitute is otherwise eligible. 

14. Must Qualify in Preliminaries. — No contestant shall be 
allowed to compete in the finals in any event who did not com- 
pete in the preliminaries and semi-finals of that event. This 
rule applies to the relay as well as to other events. 

15. Must Be on Hand at Time Announced. — The Manager 
of the Meet shall see that the preliminaries and the finals start 
at the time announced for them. No excuse shall be accepted 
for failure of a team or contestant to appear at the time an- 
nounced for the meet to start, and any contestant who fails for 
any reason to be on hand at the time of the preliminaries shall 
forfeit his right to compete either in the preliminaries or the 
finals. 

{Explanation. — Unavoidable delay on account of late trains 
is thought by some to be a valid excuse for allowing a man to 
enter the finals without competing in the preliminaries. But 



Athletic Rules University Inter scholastic League 21 

this would not be fair to the other contestants, hence cannot 
be allowed. Teams from distant points are urged to start early 
enough to arrive on time, even allowing for late trains.) 

16. Withdraivals. — No entry fees shall be returned for any 
withdrawals from events unless the Director receives notice of 
such withdrawals at least five days before the meet. 

17. Officials. — The University Director of Interscholastic 
Athletics shall have general charge of the final meet, and the 
county and district athletic directors shall have charge of the 
county and district meets, respectively. It shall be the duty of 
such directors to provide officials, secure entries, arrange pro- 
grams, and attend to such other matters as may be required for 
the proper conduct of the meet. 

(b) Each meet shall be under the direction of: The Direc- 
tor of athletics, one referee, two or more inspectors, three or 
more field judges, four or more judges of the finish, three or 
more time-keepers, one starter, one clerk of the course, one 
scorer, one clerk of the field, one marshal, and one announcer, 
and such assistants to these officials as may be necessary. 

18. Protests. — ^All protests shall be made to the Director 
within 24 hours after the meet. A protest must be accompanied 
or followed promptly with a statement of evidence. The Direc- 
tor shall decide a protest within 24 hours if possible, and in any 
case within one week. 

19. Coaches Not Allowed on Field. — At the Final State Meet 
no coach or other representative of a team shall be allowed on 
the field. The Director shall provide a tent or other inclosure 
where the coaches may look after the needs of the contestants. 

20. Rules for the Different Events. — The rules governing 
officials and the different events shall be those given in the suc- 
ceeding article in this bulletin, entitled "Track Rules." 

(Note. — All coaches and managers, and also contestants, are 
urged to familiarize themselves with the rules.) 

21. Certification for Rehate. — The principal of each school 
having one or more men to qualify for rebate under the provi- 
sions of Rule 3 in Article III (p. 9) of this bulletin shall notify 
the State director of interscholastic athletics of this fact imme- 
diately after such contestants have qualified for rebate. 



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XI. 
TRACK RULES. 

(Note. — In some cases a rule given in this Article will be 
found elsewhere in this bulletin, but for the sake of clearness is 
repeated here.) 

The rules herein shall be observed in all meets held under the 
auspices of this League, whether county, district, or State meet. 

1. Points.— In each event, including the relay, the first four 
places shall count, respectively, five, three, two, and one point, 
except: (a) If there are only four teams in the finals in the 
relay, third place shall count one point and fourth place shall 
not count; (b) If there are only three men in the finals in any 
event, third place shall count one point. 

2. Number of Trials. — In all field events, each competitor 
shall be allowed three trials, and his best trial shall count as 
his record. 

3. Record. — In a field event, a competitor may not count his 
record made in the preliminaries for placing in the finals, but 
if the one winning first place in the finals made a better record 
in the preliminaries than in the finals, the record made in the 
preliminaries shall count as his record for the meet. 

4. Ties. — In case two or more competitors run a dead heat 
for any of the first four places of a track event, or tie in a field 
event, after the prescribed number of trials, the points shall be 
divided equally among such tying competitors and the medal 
shall be awarded by lot. 

5. Referee. — The referee shall decide all questions relating 
to the actual conduct of the meet whose settlement is not other- 
wise provided for in these rules. His decision shall be final. In 
case heats have been drawn and no more contestants appear than 
enough to make one heat, the referee shall be empowered to see 
that the race is run in one heat. He shall have power to add 
to or alter the announced arrangements of heats in any event, 
but he shall have no power, after heats have been duly drawn 
and published in a program, to transfer a contestant from one 
heat to another. 

6. Inspectors. — The inspectors shall stand at such points as 



Athletic Rules University Inter scholastic League 23 

the referee designates ; shall watch the competition closely, and 
in case of a foul shall report to the referee. An inspector has 
no authority to make a decision. 

7. Judges at the Finish. — The judges at the finish shall 
stand, two at one ^nd of the tape and two at the other. One 
shall pick the winner, another the second man, another the 
third, another the fourth. In case of disagreement, the majority 
shall decide. Their decision as to the order in which the men 
finish shall be final. 

8. Field Judges or Measurers. — The field judges shall mea« 
ure, judge and record the distance or height made by each com- 
petitor in each trial in each event. Their decision as to the per- 
formance of each man shall be final. 

There shall be three officials in charge of each field event. 
They shall be responsible for commencing their respective events 
and for their continuance without unnecessary delays. They 
shall excuse a contestant from a field event in which he is taking 
part for a period long enough to contest in another event, and 
shall allow said contestant to take his missed turn or turns in 
said field event within a reasonable time after he has competed 
in the other event. To the end that there be no unnecessary 
delay, each competitor shall take his trial or turn when called 
upon to do so by the field judge having charge of the contest; 
and if, in the opinion of such field judge, the competitor unrea- 
sonably delays to do so, such judge may, in his discretion, for- 
feit such trial and have the same tallied against such competitor 
as one miss or failure. 

9. Timekeepers. — There shall be three timekeepers for eacl 
track event. In case two watches agree and the third disagrees, 
the time marked by the two shall be official. If there be but two 
watches and they disagree, the slowest time recorded shall be 
official. If the three watches disagree, the time marked by the 
watch giving the middle time shall be official. Time shall be 
taken from the flash of the pistol. Three watches must record 
the time on an event for a record. 

10. Clerk of the Course. — The clerk of the course shaU be 
provided with the names and numbers of all entered compet- 
itors and shall notify them at least five minutes before the start 
of each event in which they are entered. He shall be responsi- 



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ble for getting the contestants out at the proper time for each 
event. He shall place the men in their positions on the track 
according to their drawings, and shall notify the starter should 
any attempt to advance beyond his mark after the starter has 
warned them to ''get ready." He shall assign such duties to 
his assistants as he may see fit. 

11. Scorer. — The scorer shall record the order in which each 
competitor finishes his event, together with the time furnished 
by the timekeepers. He shall control his assistants and assign 
such duties to them as he may see fit. He shall keep a tally of 
the laps made by each competitor and call them aloud for the 
benefit of the contestants. He shall notify the starter before 
the beginning of the last lap in a distance race, at which time 
a signal by bell or pistol shot shall be given the competitors. 

12. Starter. — The starter shall have entire control of the 
competitors at their marks, except as above provided for in 
the duties of the clerk of the course, ?nd shall be the sole judge 
of fact as to whether any man has gone over his mark. He shall 
be responsible for starting the track events promptly after th? 
men have been given their places b}^ the clerk of the course. 
He shall also be responsible for any unnecesary delay in the 
continuance of said events. He shall give a signal by pistol 
shot or bell at the beginning of the last lap in distance events. 
The method of starting shall be by pistol report. An actual 
start shall not be made until the pistol has been purposely dis- 
^harged after the competitors have been warned to get ready. 
When any part of the person of a competitor shall touch the 
ground in front of his mark before the starting signal is given, 
it shall be considered a false start. 

Penalties for false starting shall be inflicted by the starter as- 
follows: In races of not over 125 yards, the competitor shall 
be put back one yard for the first and another for the second 
attempt; in races over 125 yards but not over 300 yards, two 
yards for the first and two more for the second attempt; in 
races over 300 yards but not over 600 yards, three yards for the 
first and three more for the second attempt; in races over 600 
yards but not over 1000 yards, four yards for the first and four 
more for the second attempt; in races over 1000 yards but not 
over (mo mile, five yards for the first and five more for the 



Athletic Rules University Inter scholastic League 25 

second attempt; in races over one mile, ten yards for tlie first 
and ten more for the second attempt- In all cases the third false 
start shall disqualify the offender in that event. The starter 
shall warn the competitors of the above penalties before ordering 
the start. He shall rule out of that event any competitor who 
attempts to advance himself from his mark after the starter 
has given the warning to "get ready." In case of an unfair 
start, the starter may recall the competitors by a second pistol 
shot. Stations or positions on the track count from the inside 

13. Marshall. — The marshall shall have full police charge 
of the inclosure, and shall prevent any but officials and actual 
competitors from entering or remaining therein. He shall con- 
trol his assistants and assign them to such duties lis he thinks 
proper. 

Note. — No coaches or other representatives of a team shall 
be allowed on the field. 

14. Competitors. — Competitors shall report to the clerk of the 
course immediately upon arriving at the place of meeting, and 
shall be provided by that official with their proper numbers, 
which must be worn conspicuously by the competitors when com- 
peting, and without which they shall not be allowed to start. 
Each competitor shall inform himself of the time of starting, 
and shall be promptly at the starting point of each event in 
which he is entered, and there report to the clerk of the course. 
Under no condition shall any attendants be allowed to accom- 
pany competitors at the start or during any event except in 
match races, where special agreement may be made. 

If, during any athletic contest under the rules of this League, 
a competitor shall conduct himself in a manner unbecoming a 
gentleman, or offensive to the officials, spectators, or competitors, 
the referee shall have the power to disqualify him from further 
competition at the meeting ; and if he thinks the offense worthy 
of additional punishment, he shall make a detailed statement of 
the facts to the State Executive Committee. 

15. Folding. — Any competitor may be disqualified by the 
referee for jostling, running across, or in any way impeding 
another, and all of the competitors representing a team may 
be disqualified in that event by the act of any one of such com- 
petitors in jostling, running across or in any way impeding an- 



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other. In case of fouling in any bnt the final heat of a race, 
the referee shall have the power of ordering a new race between 
such of the competitors as he thinks entitled to such privilege. 

16. Protests. — Protests against any entered competitor may 
be made verbally or in writing to the Director before the meeting, 
or to the referee during the meeting. If possible, the Director 
or referee shall decide such protests at once. If the nature of 
the protest or the necessity of obtaining testimony prevents an 
immediate decision, the competitor shall be allowed to compete 
under protest, and the protest shall be decided by the Director 
within one week, unless its subject be the amateur standing of 
the competitor, in which case the Director must report on such, 
protest within forty-eight hours to the protested and protesting 
members. 

17. Track Measurement. — All distances run shall be measured 
upon a line eighteen inches outward from the inner edge of the 
track, except that in races on straightaway tracks the distance 
shall be measured in a direct line from the starting mark to the 
finishing line. 

18. The Course. — Each competitor shall keep in his respective 
position from start to finish in all races on straightaway tracks, 
and in all races with one or more turns he shall not cross to the 
inner edge of the track, except when he is at least six feet in 
advance of his nearest competitor. After turning th<:; last corner 
into the straight in any race, each competitor must keep a straight 
course to the finish line, and not cross either to the outside or the 
inside, in front of any of his opponents. 

In all championship races of this League, at any distance under 
and including 300 yards, each competitor shall have a separate 
course, properh^ marked, roped, or staked, and measured, whether 
the race be run on a straight path or around one or more curves. 
The referee shall disqualify from that event any competitor who 
wilfully pushes against, impedes, crosses the course of, or in any 
way interferes with another competitor. The referee shall dis- 
qualify from further participation in the events any contestants 
attempting in any way to impede the chances of another com- 
petitor, either in a trial or a final contest. 

19. The \Finish. — The finish of the course shall be represented 
by a line between two finishing posts, drawn across and at right 



Athletic Rules University Inter scholastic League 27 

angles to the sides of the track, and four feet above which line 
shall be placed a tape attached at either end to the fini,<3hing posts. 
A finish shall be counted when all of the winner 's body shall have 
crossed the finish line. The order of finishing for second or third 
places, and so on, shall be decided in the same manner. 

20. Hurdles. — In the 120-yard hurdle race, ten hurdles shall 
be used, each hurdle to be two feet six inches high. They shall 
be placed ten yards apart, with the first hurdle fifteen yards dis- 
tant from the starting point, and the last hurdle fifteen yards 
before the finishing line. In the 220-yard hurdle race, ten hur- 
dles shaU be used, each hurdle to be two feet six inches high. 
They shall be placed twenty yards apart; mth the first hurdle 
twenty yards distant from the starting mark, and the last hurdle 
twenty yards before the finishing line. If a competitor knocks 
down three or more of the hurdles he shall be disqualified in 
that event. In making a record it shall be necessary' for the 
competitor to jump over every hurdle in its proper position. 
Each competitor shall have separate hurdles and a separate 
course marked out and measured independently, whether races 
are run straightaway or with turns.. The bases of each hurdle 
shall be not less than 18 inches wide. 

21. Uiinning High Jump and Pole Vault. — The jump and the 
vault shall be made over a bar resting on pins projecting at 
right angles not more than three inches from the uprights. The 
bar shall be placed at right angles to the path. The height of 
the bar at starting and at each successive elevation shall be de- 
termined by the officials in charge of the event. Three trials 
shall be allowed at each height. Each competitor shall make 
one attempt in the order of his name on the program ; then those 
who have failed (if any) shall have a second trial in regular 
order. A competitor may omit his trials at any height, but if 
he fails at the next height he shall not be allowed to go back 
and try the height he omitted. Each competitor shaR be credited 
with the best of all his jumps or vaults. 

22. High Jump. — A line to be kno^vn as the balk line shall 
be drawn three feet in front of the bar and parallel therewith, 
and stepping over this line, in an attempt, shall count as a balk. 
Two balks shall count as a trial. Displacing the bar shall count 



28 Bulletin of the University of Texas 

as a trial. Divmg, somersault, or the use of handspring in 
jumping shall count as a trial. 

23. Pole Vault. — A line shall be drawn 15 feet in front of the 
bar and parallel thereto, to be known as the balk line, and step- 
ping over such line in any attempt shall be a balk. Two balks 
shall count as a trial. Leaving the ground in an attempt shall 
be a trial. Displacing the bar shall be a trial. The poles shall 
have no assisting devices, except that they may be wound or 
wrapped with any substance for the purpose of affording a firmer 
grasp and may have one spike at the lower end. Poles shall 
be unlimited as to size and weight. No competitor shall, during 
his trial, raise the hand which was uppermost when he left the 
ground to a higher point on the pole, nor shall he raise the 
hand which was undermost to a point above the other hand. A 
competitor shall be allowed to dig a hole not more than one 
foot in diameter at the take-off, in which to plant his pole. Poles 
shall be furnished by the director, but any competitor shall be 
allowed to use his private pole if he so desires. 

24. Running Broad Jump. — The competitors shall have un- 
limited run, but shall jump from on or behind the scratch line, 
which shall be a joist eight inches wide set level with the ground. 
Stepping over the scratch line in an attempt so as to mark the 
earth shall be no jump but shall count as a trial. A line shall 
be drawn six feet in front of the scratch line, and stepping over 
this line in an attempt shall count as a balk, and two balks shall 
count as a trial. The jump shall be measured from the outer 
edge of the joist to the nearest break in the ground made by any 
part of the jumper's person. 

25. Running Hop, Step, and Jump. — This shall be from a 
joist eight inches wide sunk flush with the earth. The measure- 
ment shall be to the nearest break in the ground made by any 
part of the person of the competitor, after having first hopped, 
then stepped, then jumped. A foul shall be where the com- 
petitor in hopping, stepping, or jumping, makes a mark on the 
ground immediately in front of either the scratch line or the spot 
where he first touched the ground after hopping or stepping. 
Each foul shall count as a trial without result. 

26. Putting SJiot, Throwing Baseball, Hammer, and Discus. — 
Each put or throw shall be made from a circle 7 feet in diameter. 



Athletic Bides University Inter scholastic League 29 

which may have a toe board not over 4 inches high nor over 
4 feet long on the circnmference. Fonls, which shall not be 
measured but shall count as a trial, are as follows . 

1. Letting go of the shot, baseball or hammer in an attempt. 

2. Touching the ground outside the circle with any portion 
of the body while the shot, baseball, discus, or hammer, is in 
the hand. 

3. Touching the ground forward of the front half of the 
circle with any portion of the body before the put or throw is 
measured. 

The competitior shall leave the circle by its rear half, which 
shall be the half opposite the half occupied by the competitor 
in making the attempt. Each put or throw shall be measured 
from the nearest edge of the first mark made by the shot, base- 
ball, hammer, or discus, to the point of the circumference of the 
circle nearest such mark. 

27. Putting the Shot. — The shot shall be a metal sphere with 
a covering of any material, and the combined weight for cham- 
pionship contests shall be twelve (12) pounds, except that for 
the Janior Division it shall weigh 8 pounds. 

The shot shall be "put" with one hand, and in making the 
attempt it shall be above and not behind the shoulder. A fair 
put shall be one in which no part of the person of the com- 
petitor touches the top of the stop-board, or the ground outside 
of the circle, and the competitor leaves the circle by its rear 
half, which shall be the half directly opposite, the stop-board. 

28. Throwing the Hammer, — The head and handle may be 
of any size, shape, and material, provided that the length of the 
complete implement shall not be more than four feet and its 
weight not less than twelve pounds. The competitor may use 
any position he chooses, and use either one or both hands. 

29. Throiving the Discus. — The discus shall be of smooth, 
hard substance without finger holes, weighted in center with lead 
discs, with steel ring on the outside. The weight of the discus 
shall be four and one-half (4%) pounds; outside diameter, eight 
(8) inches; thickness in center, two (2) inches. 

30. One-Mile^ 4:4Jd-yards, and l^Q-yards Relay Races. — Relays 
shall be run by teams of four men each. Each contestant shall 
run one-fourth of the total distance of the relay. Each man of 



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a team shall run "antil lie touches the next member of his team 
standing in position on his mark or until he crosses the finishing 
line. The first men shall be started by a pistol shot and each suc- 
ceeding man shall start from a stand on his mark, but only when 
touched by the member of his team immediately preceding him. 
31. Authority in Case of Doubt. — In all cases not covered by 
the rules in this bulletin, the rules of the Intercollegiate Associa- 
tion of Amateur Athletes of America shall govern. 



OFFICIAL CONTRACT FORM FOR ATHLETIC GAMES BE- 
TWEEN MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY 
INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE. 

, Texas, 



We, the undersigned, to wit : , 

Faculty representative of the School, 

to be designated in this contract as Party of the First Part, 

and Faculty representative of the 

School, to be designated in this contract as Party of the Second 

Part, do mutually agree to cause the teams of our 

respective schools to meet at , Texas, on 

, 191 , and then and there to engage in a 

game of ! , under the conditions specified 

below : 

1. The game to be played under the eligibility rules of the 
University Interscholastic League, and under such other rules 
of said League as are given for the playing of said game. 

2. A list of players to be used by each team, with eligibility 
certified to by the respective principals, to be exchanged in 
advance of said game. 

3. Party of the First Part to provide a ground, suitably 
equipped, for the playing of said game. 

4. (Mark out either (a) or (b)). (a) Party of the First 
Part to provide suitable lodging and meals, free of charge, for 

members of the team of Party of the Second 

Part, for such time as it may be necessary for said team to be 

in on account of said game, and also to pay to 

Party of the Second Part a sum sufficient to cover railroad and 

other transportation fare of « men from „ - 

to and return. 

(b) Party of the First Part to pay to Party of the Second 
Part the sum of dollars ($ ), on condi- 
tion that Party of the First Part shall not be liable for tlie 
expenses of the team of Party of the Second Part as specified in 
No, (a) above. 
• 5. Immediately after the completion of said game, a business 



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settlement as per the terms of this contract, to be made at the 
gate office, or other place designated by Party of the First Part. 

6. Should either team fail to appear at the time and place 
specified above for said game, for other reason than unavoid- 
able delay, or refuse, for any reason, to continue said game 
until its completion after it has been begun, or fail to observe 
any other part of this contract, the Partj^ to this contract repre- 
senting said team so offending shall pay to the Party of the 
other part the sum of dollars ($ -. ). 

7. Party of the First Part shall make suitable provision for 
controlling the spectators at said game and shall use every 
eft'ort to prevent any interference with the game or with the 
team of Party of the Second Part during said game. 

8. Officials for said game, as provided for in the rules of the 
Interscholastic League, to be agreed upon, one week or as near 
thereto as possible, in advance of said game. 

Signed : 

For Party of the First Part, , 

Representing School. 

For Party of the Second Part, , 

Representing School. 



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